GRANITE FALLS, Minnesota, April 4, 2024 - On the next Prairie Sportsman, host Bret Amundson visits the Arrowhead Ultra 135 race and Project Get Outdoors. “Arrowhead 135 and Bringing Youth Outdoors” airs Sunday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. Check local listings and our showtimes landing page for air dates and times on other PBS stations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Wyoming. Starting on Sunday, April 14, the episode will also be available online at www.pioneer.org/prairiesportsman and www.youtube.com/@PrairieSportsman.
Host Bret Amundson heads north for the Arrowhead Ultra 135 to meet some “ARROWHEAD ATHLETES.” Bikers and runners battle snow, wind and wilderness for hours on end in northeast Minnesota for a 135 mile race on the Arrowhead Trail from International Falls to Tower, Minnesota.
Then, “Connecting Kids to Nature” features Project Get Outdoors, a nonprofit that provides resources and training for nature-based afterschool programs. Launched in 2005 by State Park Naturalist Sara Holger, Project GO has served more than 50,000 Minnesota youth. The program promotes having fun in the outdoors while learning about the environment.
People in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area are able to livestream this episode at www.pioneer.org/live. This episode will rebroadcast the following Monday at 12:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Prairie Sportsman can be viewed online at www.pioneer.org/prairiesportsman, video.pioneer.org/show/prairie-sportsman/, and at www.youtube.com/@PrairieSportsman.
About Prairie Sportsman
Produced by Pioneer PBS, Prairie Sportsman is an Emmy-awarded series that celebrates love of the outdoors by featuring topics on hunting, fishing and recreation, while promoting environmental stewardship. Prairie Sportsman’s team is Dylan Curfman, producer, videographer and editor; Bret Amundson, host and editor; Cindy Dorn, writer and producer; Cera Cordova, videographer and editor; and Dan Amundson, videographer and editor. The 2024 season is made possible by funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Shalom Hill Farm, Live Wide Open, Western Minnesota Prairie Waters and members of Pioneer PBS.
About Pioneer PBS
Established in 1966, Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing stories from rural Minnesota with the world. Pioneer PBS is headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota, with towers in Appleton, Worthington and Fergus Falls. Pioneer PBS reaches more than a million people in rural areas and small towns in western Minnesota, the eastern Dakotas and northern Iowa. Pioneer PBS is honored to be your television station—the only station in western Minnesota telling your stories and raising your voices into the media landscape. For more information visit pioneer.org or call 800-726-3178.
